Broadway show “A View From the Bridge” was briefly halted Saturday night when a male audience member, in the onstage seating section at the Lyceum Theatre, fainted at the sight of actor Russell Tovey as he took off his shirt.
The patron passed out in the middle of a scene with Tovey and co-stars Phoebe Fox and Mark Strong. A call went out for a doctor in the house, and three audience members took to the stage to tend to the man until EMTs arrived to take him to a nearby hospital.
Early Sunday, Tovey received a tweet from the faint-hearted audience member apologizing if he “disturbed the performance.”
Tovey’s washboard abs can be seen onstage eight times a week. Just remember to breathe deeply.